Since I started my journey with Linux in 1997, I've maybe paid for a handful of applications. I've grown so accustomed to open-source software that when I'm on MacOS and find that I have to pay for something, it takes me aback. What? I have to pay for software? Also: 10 open-source Windows apps I can't live without - and they're all free At the same time, there are certain open-source applications I would pay for, GPL or not. Some of these software titles are just that good, while others I simply depend on.
How do you deploy your Python application without getting locked into an expensive cloud-based service? This week on the show, Michael Kennedy from the Talk Python podcast returns to discuss his new book, "Talk Python in Production." Michael runs multiple Python applications online, including a training site, blog, and two podcasts. While searching for the best solution for hosting his business, he documented his findings in a book.
Like many, I use VS Code to write and manage code. Having recently got into PHP, I needed a means to display the results of my PHP code and discovered that the Live Server extension doesn't include PHP. I then learned that another extension, PHP Server, would allow me to display PHP content; however, I can no longer invoke Live Server by right clicking. It's still installed, but apparently there is a conflict between PHP Server and Live Server.
Docker has introduced two new AI-focused tools, the MCP Catalog and Toolkit, aimed at enhancing security and usability in developing agentic applications and fostering a developer-centric ecosystem.